hlýr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥iːr/

• Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

hlýr (comparative hlýrri, superlative hlýjastur)

1. warm

Declension

Positive forms of hlýr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hlýr	hlý	hlýtt
	accusative	hlýjan	hlýja
	dative	hlýjum	hlýrri	hlýju
	genitive	hlýs	hlýrrar	hlýs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hlýir	hlýjar	hlý
	accusative	hlýja
	dative	hlýjum
	genitive	hlýrra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hlýi	hlýja	hlýja
	acc/dat/gen	hlýja	hlýju
	plural (all-case)	hlýju

Comparative forms of hlýr

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	hlýrri	hlýrri	hlýrra
	plural (all-case)	hlýrri

Superlative forms of hlýr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hlýjastur	hlýjust	hlýjast
	accusative	hlýjastan	hlýjasta
	dative	hlýjustum	hlýjastri	hlýjustu
	genitive	hlýjasts	hlýjastrar	hlýjasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hlýjastir	hlýjastar	hlýjust
	accusative	hlýjasta
	dative	hlýjustum
	genitive	hlýjastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	hlýjasti	hlýjasta	hlýjasta
	acc/dat/gen	hlýjasta	hlýjustu
	plural (all-case)	hlýjustu

Derived terms

• hlýlegur (“warm, friendly”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hleuzą (“cheek, ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews- (“temple of the forehead, cheek”). More at leer.

Noun

hlýr n (genitive hlýrs, plural hlýr)

1. cheek; face
2. the sides (cheeks) of an axe blade, knife, or bodice
3. the prow of a boat

Declension

Declension of hlýr (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlýr	hlýrit	hlýr	hlýrin
accusative	hlýr	hlýrit	hlýr	hlýrin
dative	hlýri	hlýrinu	hlýrum	hlýrunum
genitive	hlýrs	hlýrsins	hlýra	hlýranna

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old English hlēow (“warm, sunny”). More at lukewarm.

Adjective

hlýr

1. warm, mild

Descendants

• Danish: ly
• Faroese: lýggjur
• Icelandic: hlýr
• Norwegian: ly
• Swedish: ly